Essex Police

Crime in Pitsea

Street-level crime statistics for Pitsea based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 5,274 crimes in last 12 months

6 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

5,274 Crimes (last 12 months)

↑5.7% vs Previous 12 Months

6/100 Safety Score

24.7% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 5,274 total crimes recorded in Pitsea

Violent Crime

2,142

↑9%

Anti-Social Behaviour

560

↑12%

Criminal Damage & Arson

490

↑19%

Shoplifting

414

↑16%

Public Order

379

Vehicle Crime

356

↓16%

Other Theft

289

↑13%

Drugs

212

↑23%

Burglary

160

↓36%

Other Crime

108

↓16%

Possession of Weapons

↑69%

Robbery

↓13%

Theft from Person

↑76%

Bicycle Theft

↓27%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Pitsea

02/23

03/23

04/23

05/23

06/23

07/23

08/23

09/23

10/23

11/23

12/23

01/24

426

02/24

424

03/24

372

04/24

430

05/24

398

06/24

459

07/24

472

08/24

356

09/24

452

10/24

402

11/24

399

12/24

401

01/25

424

02/25

439

03/25

460

04/25

444

05/25

435

06/25

504

07/25

479

08/25

421

09/25

435

10/25

449

11/25

432

12/25

352

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Pitsea (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Pitsea

January 2026 352 crimes December 2025 432 crimes November 2025 449 crimes October 2025 435 crimes September 2025 421 crimes August 2025 479 crimes July 2025 504 crimes June 2025 435 crimes May 2025 444 crimes April 2025 460 crimes March 2025 439 crimes February 2025 424 crimes January 2025 401 crimes December 2024 399 crimes November 2024 402 crimes October 2024 452 crimes September 2024 356 crimes August 2024 472 crimes July 2024 459 crimes June 2024 398 crimes May 2024 430 crimes April 2024 372 crimes March 2024 424 crimes February 2024 426 crimes January 2024 0 crimes December 2023 0 crimes November 2023 0 crimes October 2023 0 crimes September 2023 0 crimes August 2023 0 crimes July 2023 0 crimes June 2023 0 crimes May 2023 0 crimes April 2023 0 crimes March 2023 0 crimes February 2023 0 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Essex Police

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.